However, since they came here, their family purchased all of the agricultural products and poultry meats from one estate, and the meat tastes quite delicious.
At this moment, Si Ma Roumei thought of the words her father had said to her, perhaps this year they would start to return home, this return home wouldn’t be to the grasslands, but to the bustling area of the Capital.
According to her father’s words, they could return after five or six years, and they should have stayed one more year due to the many achievements they had here.
It could be said that someone had set their sights on the riches of this place, and while they casually returned, others were already striving to come here.
Si Ma Roumei was reluctant to leave the people here, the mountains and waters, knowing that it wouldn’t be as easy or carefree to come back for a visit in the future.
She wanted to play to her heart’s content in this half a year, because once back in the Capital City, she would certainly have to stay indoors, constrained by old women, learning etiquette.
Si Ma Roumei, lost in her thoughts, wasn’t distracted from fishing; her calmness made it even easier for the fish to take the bait.
As she lifted another fish and signaled for someone to help pull it in, and to put the fish in the bucket, she thought about the two fish she already had.
The fish caught tonight and tomorrow would be enough for a meal, even enough to share with friends, without wasting the pond’s resources.
It wouldn’t be too late to fish again tomorrow, the fresh fish delivered home would be healthier to eat.
It was quite strange, the fish caught and brought home, placed in the kitchen fish tank, they could last several days without issue, but the fish bought from outside would not only taste worse but would die within half a day in the fish tank.
The fish she caught were not only for her family to eat but also for the workers and laborers at home; it wasn’t that her fishing skills were great, looking at the other people nearby who constantly pulled up fish too.
This fish pond seemed quite large, and many people were curious why everyone caught such big fish, and how, with fishing open all year round, could the fish reproduce and grow so fast?
It is said that since the pond was opened for fishing half a year after breeding, for the past four or five years, it never dried up, precisely because people fished there every day, designed specifically for this project.
To the observer, the owners might seem at a loss, but the boss has never complained about losing money.
Every day so many guests came to play, they said the admission fee was for other attractions, the fish pond seemed like just an accompanying project.
Si Ma Roumei felt she had enough and began to reel in her fishing rod, asking the people around her to pack things up, including the fishing rod.
She was going to return to the living room to prepare for dinner, and the guard carrying the fish, of course, took them to the kitchen, waiting for the chef to process them before having a delicious fish meal.
Pan Zhongdan... leaving so soon? He hadn’t even caught one fish yet. Don’t go, the competition isn’t over yet!
"Pan Zhongdan, if the young lady has left, surely you are not going to break your promise—jump now!" a classmate said.
Many different voices began to accuse Pan Zhongdan, and some unpleasant words were among them.
Pan Zhongdan... All you spectators should enjoy your show; why all the commotion?
That classmate of yours is too mean, even setting up a fellow student, boo-hoo, isn’t jumping enough for you?
How did this escalate to questioning manhood? Can any of you test whether I am a man?
Pan Zhongdan had no choice but to admit defeat, following the classmate who came with Zhong Xingwang, as each one of them had caught a big fish.
Zhong Xingwang was no exception, only Pan was so careless—or should I say, loose-lipped—to provoke a young girl like that?
This was presenting his face for a "slap, slap, slap." After today, this joke would stick with him, but he could only accept it since he was willing to gamble and lose.
If he couldn’t handle even this bit of loss, it would really become an even bigger joke, and for sure, he’d get a spanking from the Old Master when he got home.
Never mind, a true hero can swallow momentary losses.
"Not a bad jump, make it quicker, haven’t you eaten?"
"Oh my, are you crawling like a tortoise? Such a short distance, taking you so long to jump, are you waiting for a midnight snack?"
Pan Zhongdan... You bunch of onlookers, good-for-nothings, stop making a scene, okay? Don’t you know we haven’t had dinner yet?
Si Ma Roumei sat in the hall, looking out of the window, where a crowd of bystanders on the road returning from the fish pond enjoyed the spectacle.
The noise was becoming louder, as if it were a pity to not let the whole town know.
It felt a little lonely enjoying this by herself. If the Ye Family’s sisters were here, wouldn’t they share in the fun?
Well, well, the man kept his word, being watched by everyone like that, he had a tough time. His jumping was a bit unsightly, but never mind, let’s forgive him!